I live in South Africa, and one of the most spoken languages (out of the 11) here is Afrikaans. It's a great language with some interesting words.
I did some funny illustrations of direct translations of Afrikaans compound words that mean...

The English language contains one million, twenty five thousand, one hundred and nine words. Even so, there are certain words that don't exist in our language but do in others, used to describe certain feelings and situations. UK-based artist Marija Tiurina...

Where exactly do you live?
Some of you may have seen the map of Vilnius with its districts names translated in English. So how can Kaunas live without its English map? Just image such scenario: if Lithuania was the part of the...

To mark its launch, creative translation agency Franklyfluent has teamed up with illustrator Genevieve Edwards to produce a series of vibrant illustrations celebrating the weird and wonderful world of foreign language sayings.

When something is “lost in translation,” it could have been due to a simple mistake or due to the fact that one language was not quite able to capture the essence of a word's meaning in another language. This conflict is...

There are at least eleven words from other cultures with no existing English equivalent. That's according to this list created by Maptia, a blog that claims to be a "storytelling platform on a mission to build the most inspirational map in...

China is fascinating, and visiting it is bound to leave you with some amazing impressions. Sometimes, however, the English-speaking guests might have some difficulties finding their way around the country. Due to poor English knowledge and clumsy translation, signs that are...